state of the art spare tire recommendations - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

durango · 1st September 2001, 17:14

it looks like this topic has again surfaced on the forum, so i revisited the old posts on spare tires and emerged more confused than educated. what is the final word from the forum members who have decided to go with a spare tire?

what did you get, any tricks for minimizing trunk space usage and is there any way to go with a donut/minispare?

i've finally placed an order for my m5 and i'm starting to give consideration to practical matters in addition to fantasy. many thanks.

Dallas Spikes · 1st September 2001, 17:44

I'm right there with you Durango, waiting on my ordered M5 wondering about this very thing. I would love some acceptable doughnut solution to minimize weight and at least give me some vague option of getting to a safer place if stranded.

If anyone knows of anything, please post.

Chris

TiGumz · 1st September 2001, 17:56

I remember reading a post awhile back on using the 996tt spare tire system, cost was $200-300, I don't know if any mods were required, you may want to search using different key word (s) if you didn't already find the posts I am referring to....

blue max · 1st September 2001, 18:59

A front rim from Bekkers $498 (better still get a used one) and a cheap Kumho tire (245/40/18) from the Tire Rack $125. I only plan to use the set-up on long drives.

Waiting for roadside assistance is a major bummer

That's assuming you happen to be in a zone with cell phone coverage.

btw... you also need a jack & lug wrench from you friendly BMW dealer

MAH · 1st September 2001, 19:25

The lug wrench came with the 2000 model and not with the 2001. I took mine out of my 2000 when I traded it in for the 2001. I have not heard about the 2002. There is a place for a lug wrench in the tool area.

I purchased an extra tire repair kit with a plug and green goo and an extra air pump in case the one in the car fails. This is probably the best alternative to a spare tire.

Mark

durango · 1st September 2001, 20:16

mah and blue max - excellent advice, thank you. does anyone know about the 996tt spare tire system of which glenn wrote? my searches failed to yield a hit.

stever · 1st September 2001, 22:41

I posted the 996tt option May 4th, it's $500+ for the tire and wheel and another for $85 for an adapter.

The tire OD is 20 1/8 and it's 6.2 in. thick.

If you can't find my post, I'll repeat it later but don't have time right now.

durango · 3rd September 2001, 14:22

Quote:

Originally posted by stever
I posted the 996tt option May 4th, it's $500+ for the tire and wheel and another for $85 for an adapter.

The tire OD is 20 1/8 and it's 6.2 in. thick.

If you can't find my post, I'll repeat it later but don't have time right now.

stever - i searched by your name and found the post on 5/4-5 - thank you. so how did it work? have you ever used the tire? does it take up signigicantly less room than a standard spare? any pics?

Carbo · 23rd November 2001, 13:40

Quote:

Originally posted by durango

stever - i searched by your name and found the post on 5/4-5 - thank you. so how did it work? have you ever used the tire? does it take up signigicantly less room than a standard spare? any pics?

Greg -

You might be the one to check this out for us. Could you investigate if the inflatable spare tire from your Porsche will fit correctly on the Beast?

I am very interested in this as an option to the Mobility System.

Thanks,

stever · 23rd November 2001, 19:35

i haven't done it yet because of cost ($600) and i haven't sold my old front wheels and tires yet so I've been using one of them as a spare whenever i travel out of town

also investigating Dodge Stealth donut spare per other fairly recent thread, but can't find out where to get it -- Dodge dealer says they don't have a part number, comes as assembly from tire manufacturer but they don't know who the manufacturer is (it's not Bridgestone) - haven't gotten around to trying Mitsubishi yet